Cotton-tie-bundling machine.



G. J. MOGAN. COTTON TIE BUNDLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 12, 1913.

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COTTON TIE BUNDLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.12, 191s.

Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

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CHRISTOPHER J'. MOGAN, OF CHARLEROI, IEENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 PITTSBURGH STEEL CO., OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

COTTONTIEBUNDLING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

Application filed March 12, 1913. Serial No. 753,829.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTOPHER J. Md oAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Charleroi, in the county of Washington and State of Pennsylvania, have invent ed a new and useful Improvement in Cotton- Tie-lundling Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to a machine for bundling cotton-ties or other articles to which it may be fo-und applicable.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and convenient form of apparatus by which the assembled cotton-ties may be quickly doubled without4 manual labor and held in this position while the binding ties are adjusted, thereby lessening the cost and doing away with the severe labor heretofore involved in this operation.

To these ends my invention comprises the novel features hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is ay plan view of my improved machine; Fig. 2 is a side elevation; Fig. 3 is a like view showing the hinged section swung over into doubling position; Fig. l is an end view at the right hand side of the drawing, the table portion being in cross-section on the line 1l-1l 1; Fig. 5 is an end view at the left hand side, the movable arm being in cross-section on the line 5 5 Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged section showing the manner of introducing the binding tie.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 2 designates a suitable base plate for the hydraulic cylinder 3. This cylinder is provided with the plunger ll to which connected the rack-bar This rackJbar moves in suitable guides 6 in the base-plate. The raclobar 5 engages the toothed segment 7 which is keyed to the shaft- 8 which turns in suitable bearings 9 in the frame. The hinged or swinging section 10 of the support for the ties, is provided with the collars 11 which are keyed to the shaft 8. An arm 11L extends out from the hinged section 10 and said arm carries the counterweight 12. The swinging section l() has the shelves 13 spaced apart, said shelves being provided with the depressions 11i which receive the ties. The shelves are provided with the openings to receive the pintles 16 to lock or hold the ties in position when the sw1nging section 10 is swung over to double the ties.

The stationary section 17 of the tie-support is arranged in line with the shelves 13 and this stationary support is carried by the bed 18. The section 17 projects out beyond the main body of the swinging section l0 for the purpose more fully hereinafter set forth. Arranged at intervals on t-he section 17 are the seats 19 to receive the ties. These seats have. the guideways 20 through which the binding' ties 21 are passed beneath the bundle of ties, as clearly indicated in F ig. 6.

A bending-pin 2Q is inserted in a seat in the shaft 8 said pin being freely removable therefrom.

In the operation of the machine, the cotton-ties, .when cut to proper lengths, are placed one on top of the other until the proper number to form the bundle have been assembled, whereupon the ties are laid on the support comprising the swinging section 10 and the stationary section 17, three bundles of ties being illustrated as placed thereon as shown in Fig. 6. When the ties have been placed upon the support in this way, the water or othe' motive power is introduced into the cylinder 3 and the rackbar 5 is advanced. The movement of the rack-bar engaging the segments 7 rotates the shaft 8 and by the rotation of said shaft, the swinging section 10 is swung over until it takes the position indicated in Fig. 3, the cotton-ties being around the bending pin 22, as indicated in Fig-3. As the swinging section 10 is not in line with the stationary section 1'? the pin 22 does not in any way interfere with the bringing of the two sections over into the folded position indicated in Fig. f3. In this way the ties are doubled over on each other. The binding-ties 2l are then inserted in the depressions 20 in the seats 19, and said ties are guided by the curved face 26 so as to be turned upwardly and when the bindingtie has been inserted in this way, its ends are tied or twisted to bind the cotton-ties securely together in one bundle. Then this has been done the rack 5 is withdrawn and the swinging section 10 is swung back to its normal posit-ion leaving the cotton-ties resting on the stationary support 17. The bending pin 22 is then withdrawn and the bundle is removed from the support 17 ready for shipment.

l y the above apparatus, I provide a si1n- IIS ple and convenient form ot mechanism by means of which the cotton-ties are doubled without manual labor, and the binding-ties readily inserted while the cotton-ties are held in this double position, so that the whole operation is done with great rapidity and ease.

Vhat I claim is:

l. ln apparatus for bundling cotton ties or like articles, the combination ot a support comprising a stationary section and a swinging section, the stationary section eX- tending out beyond the body of theswinging section, shelves on said swinging section in line with said stationary section, a bending member in the space between the innermost glieli' or" said swinging section and the inner end of said stationary section, and means for operating said swinging section.

2. ln apparatus for bundling cotton ties or like articles the combination of a support comprisino` a stationary section, a sha-tt, a swinging section mounted on said shaft, said stationary section extending out beyond the main body of said swinging section, shelves on said swinging sections spaced at intervals and in line with said stationary section, a bending pin entering a seat formed for it within said shaft and means tor rotating said shaft.

3. ln apparatus for bundling cotton-ties or like articles, the combination of a support comprising a stationary section and a swinging section, shelves on said swinging sectio-n spaced at intervals in line with said stationary section, locking devices engaging said shelves, and means for operating said swinging sections.

el. In apparatus for bundling cotton-ties or like articles, the combination ot a support comprising' a stationary section and a swingn, shelves on said swinging section spaced at intervals in line with said stationary section, locking pinsvengaging .said shelves, and means for operating said swinging section.

In apparatus for bundling cotton ties or like articles, the combination of a support comprising a stationary section and a swinging section, a bending member projecting out from the axis ot said swinging section, and means for operating said swinging section.

6. In apparatus for bundling cotton-ties or like articles, the combination ot a support comprising a stationary section and a swinging section, a freely removable bending pin extending out from the axis of said swinging section, and means for operating said swinging section.

7. In apparatus for bundling cotton-ties or like articles, the combination of a suitable support comprising a stationary section and a swinging section, means for ope 1ating' said swinging section, seats at intervals on said stationary sect-ion, and openings formed below said seats for the insertion ot the binding-pins.

S. ln apparatus for bundling cotton-ties or like articles, the combination "of a support comprising a stationary member and a swinging member, a longitudinally movable rack-bar connections between said rack-bar and said swinging-member, and means for moving said rack-bar.

ln testimony whereof, l the said Crims- TOPHER J. MOGAN have hereunto set my hand.

CHRSTOPHER J. MGGAN. TWitnesses Renner C. ToT'rnN, JOHN F. Winn ing section Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

